Shipping wedge with lockout
First Claim
1. A shipping wedge for use with a surgical instrument having a body portion comprising:
- a base;
a blocking member depending from the base and engagable with a movable operative member of the surgical instrument;
flexible arms projecting from the base and being shaped to cooperate with the body portion of the surgical instrument; and
a locking member depending from the base and engageable with a lockout mechanism of the surgical instrument.
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Abstract
A loading unit having a shipping safety device is provided for use with a surgical instrument. The loading unit includes a body portion, a movable operative device disposed in the body portion and an actuator associated with the body portion and operable to move the movable operative device. A locking member movably mounted in the body portion and movable in response to movement of the actuator. The locking member is movable between a first locked position and a second unlocked position. The removable safety device generally includes a base, a blocking member projecting from the base and engageable with the movable operative device and a lockout member projecting from the base and engageable with the locking member. Flexible arms extend from the base and engage the body portion of the loading unit. The removable safety device is locked to the body portion when the locking member is in the first locked position and is unlocked for removal from the body portion when the locking member it is in the second unlocked position.
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20 Claims
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1. A shipping wedge for use with a surgical instrument having a body portion comprising:
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a base; a blocking member depending from the base and engagable with a movable operative member of the surgical instrument; flexible arms projecting from the base and being shaped to cooperate with the body portion of the surgical instrument; and a locking member depending from the base and engageable with a lockout mechanism of the surgical instrument. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A surgical instrument having a lockout mechanism, comprising:
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a body portion; an actuator movably mounted on the body portion; a lockout mechanism including a locking plate movably mounted to the body portion; a loading lock having a locking member, the locking plate being engageable with the locking member of the loading lock, the locking plate being movable in response to movement of the actuator between a locked position preventing removal of the loading lock from the body portion to an unlocked position allowing removal of the loading lock from the body portion, the loading lock having flexible arms shaped to cooperate with the body portion of the surgical instrument. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A loading unit having a shipping safety device comprising:
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a body portion; a movable operative device disposed in the body portion; an actuator associated with the body portion and operable to move the movable operative device; a locking member movably mounted in the body portion and movable in response to movement of the actuator, the locking member movable between a first locked position and a second unlocked position; a removable safety device having a base; a blocking member projecting from the base and engageable with the movable operative device; and a lockout member projecting from the base and engageable with the locking member, wherein the removable safety device is locked to the body portion when the locking member is in the first locked position and is unlocked for removal from the body portion when the locking member it is in the second unlocked position.
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Specification